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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-08

L dClllC.
A.E. Solts, west side, is the father
OF a five pound boy.
Edison Pinny is down with severe
attack of rheumatism.
B. Marley at present is using of
flee room with Maher & Osmond.
The Great Bend Orchestra will as
sist in the Cantata of Emmanuel.
DIR. G. Van Houten can now be
found at G.. A. Hooper's drug store.
Charles Jones, of HomelIsville, n.
Y, is visiting relatives i'll the city.
A. S. Allen is still making ''inter-
nal improvements" at his drug store.
The ladies of the Baptist church
have recently organized a ladies aid
society.
Frank d. Wilson has just complet-
ed very neat barn at his home in
this city.
j. B. Prose, one of South Bends
school teachers, was on the streets
Saturday.
o. E. OBleness, foreman of the
Ellinwood Express was up to attend the
opera Saturday.
Miss Smith, late of La Crosse, is
assisting Drs. Walker and Castle in
their dental Office.
Mrs. Henry Walker, of Los Angel
es, CAL, who has been very i'll, is re-.
ported much better.
The organization of the Baptists
has increased to quite goodly num-
Der and is still growing.
Our shippers are shipping large
numbers of hogs to Kansas City and
other markets in the east.
j. V. Mullenix, the east side black
smith. has brand new son at his
residence on Lakin avenue.
Henry Theis is the father Of a
bouncing boy, and requests his friends
to call on him at Charley Beye's.
Some of the newly elected county
officers are getting ready to take pos
session of their offices the first of the
year.
Richard Birbeck, yonng man well
known in this city and county, has
been elected surveyor Of Stafford
county.
Mr.. George n. Moses has been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
the late Reuben Frey, also guardian
of the children.
All that Great Bend needs now to
he metropolitan city is to have an
Irish police force and the streets lit
with electricity.
Theo. Griffith has moved his stock
of groceries two doors north of his
old stand, into the room recently oc-
cupied by Moses Bros.
The merchants are beginning to
decorate their show-windows and ar
range their goods for the holidays.
Let the good work go on!
Score two more for the east end
Charley Morrison and Tom Coffee are
tie respective fathers of two brand
new boys-both heavy weights.
Lewis Bros. have been making some
very excellent outdoor views in the
western part of this county, among
which is the historic Pawnee rock.
Will Sucker has returned from the
east and is taking care of his brother,
Martin Sucker, who is sick with ty-
phoid fever, on the edge of Stafford
county.
A gentleman passing through the
county reports the outlook OH the
whole very promising and the general
spirit of the people full of hope and
encouragement.
A bowlegged man was standing by
the stove warming himself. A small
boy watched him iutently for a while
and then broke out: "Say mister
you're warping!.'
Rev. J. w. Thompson, of the Pres.
byterian church of this city. was re-
quested to go to Dodge City and at
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-08
Ii ROSY

and consequently incurable. It is impossible to de-
scribe her suherings Her body from the crown Of
her head TO the soies OF her feet mass of decay
masses OF flesh rottng OF and leaving great cavities
her fingers festered and three four nails dropped
on Ct one time. Her limbs contracted the fearful
liberation and for several years she did not leave
her bec Her weight was reduced from 125 to 60 lbs.
Perhaps some faint idea of her condition can Be
Cleaned from the fact that three pounds Of Cosmo-
nne or ointment were used per week in dressing her
sores. Finally the physicians acknowledged their
defeat by this Black Wolf. and commended the suf-
ferer TO her all-wise Creator.
Her husband hearing wonderful reports Of the use
SwIFrs SPECIFIC Is S. S.. prevailed on her to
~ IL as last resort She began its use under pro-
Test, but soon found that her system was being re-
uesed OF the poison, rs the sores assumed red and
healthy color. As though the blood was becoming
pure and active. Mrs. Bailey contnaed the s. s. S.
until last February; every sore healed; she dis
earded chair and crutches and for the FIRST time
n twelve years a well woman. Her husband Mr..
Bailey is m business at TX Blackstone Street.
nosson and VIII take pleasure in giving the details
q This wonderful cure. send to us for Treatise
Good and Skin Diseases. mailed free
EHH SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. DraweS J. Atlanta. c.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-08
10 to Tom EIx,s

Lunch room and confectionery for
oysters and lunch, fruits, nuts, fine
candies, cider, cigars, tobacco, etc., at
lowest living prices. Three doors west
of postoffice. 36tf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-08
Don't fail to see
Aliens great display
of Holiday Goods.

Criticisms are not infrequently
heard of late about the amount of
loafing and smoking in the postoffice
lobby. This is public place which
should be kept so that ladies will
feel no embarrassment in going there.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-22

BOARD OF DIKEUTUKS.
Isaias W. Hellman, John $. Griffin.
O. w. Childs, c. E. Thom,
Phil. GARNER, J. b. Lankershlm,
C. Ducommun, Jose Mascarel.
K~Exehange for sale on New York,
London, Frankfort, Dublin, Paris, and Ber-
lin. Receive deposits and issue their eertit-
Gates. Buy and sell Government, State,
county and city bonds.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-22

55xI3O, Orange Heights tract ........ IT'S
11Ox11O, cor York and Grand avenue $50
2 Lots on Wilmer ST., near Cable road. 200
8, Block c, Cameron Tract 1875
5Ox165, west side Hope, near Tenth. 4S5
Lvts in all parts OF the city.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-22
and puts institutions in peril, and so
the evil example prospers and spreads.
t Alta.
BANKING HOUSES.

Direetors-J. d. Bicknell, ]. F. Crank, H.
Mabury, E. F. Spence, william Lacy, s. H.
Mott, J. NJ. Elliott
Observation-Disclosures of A. II. Wilcox, 0.
s. Witherby, s. II. Mott, J. f. Crank, A. L.
Lankershim, E. Hollenbeck E. F; spence,
II. Mabury, +. @. Story, L. II, Carlton, Jas,
Mccoy, J. d. Bicknell, william Lacy, j., NJ.
Elliott. mrl2
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-22
OFFICE OF CLERK
OF THE
Board of Supervisors,
Los Angeles County, Cal.

Sealed proposals will be received at this
Office until 10 A. M, September 10, 1887, for
the construction OF courthouse for said
county, as per plans and specifications ON
file at the Office of Messrs. Curlett, Eisen &
Cuthbertson, architects, of Los Angeles and
San Francisco.
Bids to specify the time required for COM
pletion of said building.
4 certificd check of $4,000 must accom-
many each bid as guarantee that bidder
Vii enter into a contract and give bond for
faithful performance of the same. Board
reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
BY order of the Board OF Supervisors OF
Los Angeles county, Cal.
c. HI. DUNsNIOOR, Clerk.
aug IA lot
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-22
HOUSES AND LOTS.

5Ox165, west side Hope, near Tenth. 1850
Lvts in all parts OF the city.
HOUSES AND LOTS.
A lovely place on Figueroa st, north
of Washington; house of IL rooms,
bath, pantry, ETC.; all modern con
veniences aud well furnished: lot
5Ox150 0...................,.... 10, 300
House of 8 large rooms, bath, pantry,
ETC., on the famous Bonnie Brae
tract, ON Grand ave-, near Ninth ST.,
new and modern ......,....,....., 51OO
Choice new broom cottage; bath,
pantries, closets, etc beautiful
lawn, flowers, cement walks, stable,
etc, in center of East Los Angeles,
near car-line e..................... 1900
Two-story house of rooms, bath,
pantries, closets, electric bells,
CRATES ...+..............
House and lot on Hope ST., corner lot:
6rooms, bath, pantry, closets, CRATE,
etc, beautifully finished .......... 1000
House and lot on Kinney ST., near
Main: rooms, bath, pantry, clos
els, etc, beautifully arranged for
comfort; lot 50x16319, covered
with bearing orange trees ,........ 1000
Nice new cottage on Beaudry ave-,
near Temple e...................,. 32OO
House and lot on Virginia avenue,
Boyle Heights A rooms; everything
new and nice; lot 60x14S ........" 3loO
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-22
Los ANGELES COUNTY BANK,
Temple Block, Los Angeles, Cal.
CAPITAL stock Paid Up, 100000.
Reserve Fund, 100000.

JOHN Z. Platter President.
X. 8. BAKER. Vice-President.
GEO. II. STEWART -. Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
II. l.. MACNEIL,. JoTHAM BIXBY,
JOHN E. Platter, ROBERT S. BAKER,
JOHN A. PAXTON, GEO. w. PRESCOTT,
X. NJ. WIDNEX.
E~BUY AND SELL EXCHANGE on San
Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Berlin
and Frankfort.
G~BUY EXCHANGES on all parts of the
United States and Europe.
~REcEIvE MONEY on. open aceoun
and certificate of deposit, and do genera
banking and exchange business.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-22
D. E. WELLS c. G. GILMORE.
GILMORE & WELLS,
Real Estate Brokers.
10 North Main Street.

Call and see us. Choice property on
Walnut avenue. Lots in Sisters of Charity
tract. Lots in Alcantara tract. Lots in Dim
mick tract Lots in De Cells tract. Lots In
In Oils tract. Lots in Sanborn tract. 297
feet corner Alameda and Second sts, at $3.50
per foot Acre property within one-half
mile OF city limits, finely improved, $500 to
$1,000 per acre. Choice lot at Washington
Heights, $3.50.
We have some excellent bargains in
ranches, business and residence property.
GILMORE & WELLS.
ag7 I'm 10 North Main Street
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-22
HLOTS THAT ARE LOTS.S

43xl5O. Grand avenue, near Adams $4,000
5Ox157, Harvey tract near Figueroa 1900
5Ox15O, Bonnie Brae tract, corner on
Eighth street ..................:. -: 5000
6Oxi5O, Ella Hills tract, one-half
block from dummy line ............ 800
IO7x254 Adams street. near Figueroa 5000
4Ox14S, cor Also ave. and st. Louis st 5000
lO0xl 80, near Belmont hotel ......-. 1900
52x155, Schefielin tract, near dummy -
line ........-.. ...... i2OU
12Sx155, northwest cor. Hill and Pico Ia, ,72O
Eleventh ',.......'..-................17,s 1925
Lot 30, block 4, Los Angeles Improve
ment Company's subdivision -. 1000
I5OxI 53. cor. Toberman and Davis SITS $3.50
Lot 4, block f, Sunset tract ........... 800
50x210, Sisters of Charity tract, two
42x2O5. Union avenue e............ 1000
LOT 10. block II, Beaudry tract No. 2. 1000
Lot l5, block q, Winston tract, corner 500
l2Oxl65, Workman ST., Z. l.. Az. 1000
Lots 101 and 102, Garbolino ........ 1425
IOSx155, Flower street, near Pfeo 500
Lots in Angeleno Heights ............ 1000
Lot in Fairmount tract t............... Zoo
Lot l3, block A, Los Angeles Improve
ment Company's subdivision, near
Temple. ,..................., 10
5Ox150, Goodwin tract -. ............ 700
55xl65, Vignes tract, one block from 800,
Downey avenue ....,.... ...... ........ IOO0
o lots on Ninth street. near Pearl - 1000
Lot "A, block 9, Howes' tract ......... 350
6OxIO0. King street, near Main ...... 1900
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-22

DIRECTORS.
DIR. w. G. COCHRAN, II. II. MARKHAM,
PERRY NJ. GREEN. JOHN BRYsoN, SR.,
DR. H. SINsABAUGH, +. c. HoWEs,
GEORGE III. BoNEBRAKE.
~Exchange for sale on all the princi-
pal cities of the United States and Europe.
mrs
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-22

Nv HELLMAN, JOHN f. Platter,
ROBERT $. BAKER, JOHN A. PAXTON,
l.. c. GOODWIN.
Term deposits will be received in sums OF
300 and over Ordinary deposits in sums
of $40 and over
E~Money to loan on first-class real es-
Los Angeles, July 1, 1884. iy1tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-22

Directors-L n. Breed, II. T. Newell, II A.
Barclay, Charles E. Day, Alexander Penney,
d. NJ. Graham, f. G. Bosbyshell, NJ. Hagan,
Frank RAIDER, William f. BOsbyshell, John
l.. Redick. f24-u
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-11

The main building has frontage ON Con-
gress street of seventy-two feet, and extends
back sixty-two feet The annex-the build
ing in which the books will be stored-de-
scribed in the diagram as the library room
is forty-eight by thirty-two feet, and from
the main floor to the roof is twenty-five feet.
The entrance to the main building is in the
centre of the front, and opens into corridor
fourteen feet wide, which extends back forty
six feet to the library room, but does not
open into it, On the right Of this corridor
folding door opens into the reading room.
and on the left door opens into the room
Of the Maine Historical Society. These
rooms are Of precisely the same size, each
59x27 feet, with height of IA feet. Both Of
these rooms open into the library room
which is % feet high, reaching to the roof,
that is similar in design to the roof Of the
main building. Thus it will be seen that on
this floor are the Public Library reading
room, the Maine Historical Society's room
and the stack or library room.
The following diagram shows the base
ment Of the building:
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-11
JAMES BAxrERs GIFT TO THE PORTLAND PUBLIC

will be done after the stone is placed In posi-
ton. The underpinning course viii be OF
gray granite The gables on the front win
be filed in with attractive pieces of dark
and light stone. The rose window in the
gable will be filled with stained glass, the
other windows being glazed with the best OF
plate glass. The exterior of the building
will be entirely fire proof and the interior as
nearly so as practicable. All the rear win
dows viii be provided with fire proof shut
tiers. Every part Of the building will be well
lighted, and the drainage and ventilation
will be thorough and in accordance with sci
sntifc principles.
The interior finish of the building through
out will be in hard wood. The corridors will
be paved in black and white tiles. The
stairs are to be Of ornamental wrought and
cast iron. They will be broad and easy Of
ascent. The walls are to be smoothly plas-
tered and tinted. The bases and base
mouldings will be run with Portland cement,
instead of being made Of wood. The out
side walls are to be eighteen inches thick'
and plastered on the brick work, having no
wood Turing. The doors are all Of hard
wood
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-11
A NOBLE GIFT.
An Elegant Building for the Portland
Public Library
And A Home for the Maine Historical !
Society.
A Spacious Lot Given to the Portland
Society Of Art
The Magnificent Gifts Of Mr.. James ?.
Baxter.
sleO,OOO Worth Of Property Presented
to Three Societies.
MI the Building Completed and
Work SOpn> Rsgin.
The Structure as it will Appear When
Finished.
$4,000 Worth Of Property Presented
to Three Societies.
|'"ithe Building Completed and
Work s00n> ssgiin.
Inc structure as it will Appear When
Finished.

The above sketch represents the FACADE
Oh building which is soon to take the place
OF the row of low wooden structures which
now stands on the northerly side of Con-
gross street nearly opposite Plymouth church
Its length is seventy-two feet, and its height
exclusive OF the statue on the apex is sixty
two feet The material of which the facade
is to be built is brown free stone from the
celebrated Kibbi quarry of Connecticut and
ONO sand stone. Its style of architecture is
komanesque and its ornamcntaton will be
elaborate and very attractive. The three
statues shown in the sketch are each eight
feet in height and represent History, Litera-
ture and Art These statues suggest the
purpose for which the building is to be
erected and,the objects to which it is to be
devoted. Beneath its roof the Portland In
stitute and Public Library and the Maine
Historical Society will find permanent
home, while the long corridor running
through the basement leads to the building
OF the Society of Art which eventually will
give place to more substantial structure
than the present one and become practi-
cally part of the library building.
AhO hOS0 VI uCW anu 6uldTBeQ Quarters for
our public library has long been felt and
each year 1t has become more pressing. The
library long ago outgrew It's accommodations
in the City Building, never very good even
when the library was in its infancy, and now
entirely inadequate as well as inconvenient
and unsuitable. The subject Of a new build
ing has frequently been agitated, and its ne
cessity has always been readily admitted.
but from want of funds 1t has never got be-
yond the discussion stage. The people of
Portland will learn with great pleasure that
that want has now been supplied through the
munifcence Of one of Portland's citizens.
Mr.. James P. Baxter, who proposes to give
the building whose imposing front is shown
in the cut, with the land on which it will
stand, to the Portland Institute and Public
Library and the Maine Historical Society.
accompanied with no conditions except
that it be used for the purposes for
which those Societies now list. So
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-11
Ante Room.

In this story win be lecture hall, Al by
GO feet with two ante-rooms. Across the
rear of the hall over the ante-rooms will be
gallery. The hall will have an open tim
bered roof made Of Georgia pine. The
beams will be plain and champered and var
nished. The roof win be similar to the tim
bered roofs of Gothic churches. The walls
of the hall on the sides will be twenty-five
feet high, and the distance to the apex Of the
roof will be thirty-thre feet. About 400
persons can be seated in the hall.
The front of the building. as already said,
will be built of Connecticut freestone and
Ohio sandstone, the side and rear walls of
brick. The roof will be slated. The asher
will be stone faced, and all the string
courses, columns, capitals and mould
ings over the doors and windows
will be fine cut and deliberately carved.
The principal part Of the carving
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-11

1t is reached by a short flight of stairs
from the main entrance. On descending
these stairs one finds himself in a corridor
fourteen feet wide and eighty-four feet long
running back through the main building and
the annex and forming the entrance to the
building of the Society of Art in the rear.
On each side of this corridor under the main
building is storage room of the same super
fetal area as the Reading and Historical So
ciety rooms above, minus an area sufficient
for two fire proof vaults, each twelve by
thirteen feet, for the safe keeping of valua-
BILE manuscripts and books. On the right Of
the corridor under the library room is anoth-
er storage room, and on the left the boiler
room.
From the corridor on the main floor an
easy flight of stairs leads up to the second
story, which is confined to the main building
The plan of this story is represented by the
following diagram
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-11
High Chair Philosophy.

A little New Yorker, four years old, walk
ing in the country last summer, complained
to her mother Of a very rocky road. Mamma
don't like this walk; it's too stuttery."
The same. little girl at the dinner table one
day asked to taste pieeelof pickle, andwhen
she had eaten it made wry face and said;
Il don't like 1t; 1t dazzles my tongue"
My little lassie sometimes helps Nora shell
the peas, but she cant unbutton de hard
ones"
A friend Of ours frequently uses the slang
expression ''broke me all up" My little girl
had never heard it until the other evening.
She looked very worried for quite awhile.
when, with rather a fearful expression,
she inquired: Mamma, can Mr.. Il. get
himself memded adenT
"How will we Diet int Dod's heaven? win
we open door in the clouds?" "Why,
know" was the response; 1--WE will doe up
to heaven and knock bam-bafn, and bod viii
turn the handle and open the door, and we
will walk in, and bod will say: why,
how! on tum to heaven too?' And viii
say: rs, bod; don't on know every night
in my pwayers l say, Take me to heaveng
And bod will say, 'iourse 1 does, my
took tender tone that showed how truly
she felt our Fathers fatherhoOd.
Our little three-year-old, seeing a child
older than herself looking in at the garden
gate ran to her in a most friendly manner.
"What is 90 name?" she asked several times
without an answer. where do 90 lib?"
with the same success. The child then slow
" walked away when the little one called
after her "Dib my hub to ZOO mamma 90
toopid."
"And what would you prescribe for the
baby?" asked an anxious father Of an alb
sent-minded physician. "Oh! the usual
thing" returned he. Perfect quiet, no wor-
nv, exercise, amusement; no coffee; no spir-
its, and smoking only in moderation"
Our small boy OF two years, returning from
visit to his grandmother, astonished his
mamma by loud cutlery when she left him
as usual TO go to sleep alone. Going back TO
him in some alarm, she was met by the re-
assuring explanation: IF can only scream
long enough, grandma'll reck me-"
The other day-he Is now three years old
he was much edited by pair Of twins who
called upon him. That evening, on his ex-
pressing wish to say his prayers, he was
taught the Lords Prayer. us God man?"
he began In his usual remorseless style of in
terrogation. NO." was the answer. "But
it Says 'a-man,' she persisted. "Amen,"
was the gentle correction, which elected the
startling query "Why, mamma, is God
tIrins?"
Having exhausted, on another occasion,
every argument In favor Of his going out to
shovel snow in driving, freezing storm. he
was heard to murmur to himself; 1T Is so
pitiful to see poor grandpa out there all
alone
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-11
PRICE THREE CENTS.

as the ship came alongside. When the cap
tain and crew saw nue. they were certain 1t
was my ghost. When lines were thrown 10
the ship the captain and men stood notion
less, not thinking of lines, but only that 1
must be ghost. In fact no one would be-
lieve 10 was /. Captain Roberts came over
the ships side and placed his hand ON me,
saying, Forester, Is 1t really your He was
soon satisfied, and said: Wonderful Won
derful escaped Ineyer thought to see you
again ~
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-11
what Their Royal HIghness Wore.
London Times Report of the Queens Drawing
rom

lLOnuOn llhhco AAcPOAb VI Quccho DAdWlhk~
room.l
Her Royal Hlghness the Princess Of Wales
wore a dress Of gold satin and silver brocade,
trimmed silver, with corsage to correspond,
and train of exquisite Oriental embroidered
game, lined in gold satin. Head-dress-a
tiara of diamond stars. 0rnaments-pearls
and diamonds. Orders-Vietoria and Albert
the Crown Of India, st. Catherine OF Russia
st. John of Jerusalem. the Order OF the Royal
Red Cross, and the Danish Family Order.
Her Royal Highness Princess Christian OF
Schleswig- Holstein wore dress and train Of
pale blue satin brocade, richly trimmed with
Honiton lace. Headdress-a tiara Of tur-
quoises and diamonds, veil and feathers.
acknowledgements and diamonds. Or
ders-the Victoria and Albert, the Crown OF
India and the Royal Red Cross.
Der Royal Highness Princess Victoria of
Wales wore dress of Ciel bleu brocade and
tulle. Train Of Ciel bleu brocade, lined fatllie
and trimmed tulle; corsage to correspond;
jupe Of tulle in draperies, over fatille, with
scarves Of the same br0cade. Ornaments
pearls. diamonds and sapphires. Order
Victoria and Albert